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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21
The BEE-xEEPERs ASSOCIATION.

The Vermont Bee-keepers' association
met for its annual convention at the Van
Ness House, Burlington, Thursday and
Friday last. 1t opened with the address
of the president, =. c. Abbey of Essex,
VT, who congratulated the association
on having started from the humble posi-
ton of "A small Addison county associa-
ton and risen to the dignity of State
organization, so that every bee-keeper in
the State might have the benefit of asso-
ciated effort and experience.
The first essay read was by j. II. Lara
bee of Larabee's Point, VT, on SIN En-
bryo," which contained valuable advice,
intended especially for beginners in APT
culture. A. f. Nahum of Bristol dis
cussed the subject of "The Brood Cham
Der from April to August l." Civ
ing his methods of strengthening weak
swarms in the spring, preparations for
the collection of surplus honey and ex-
tending to the close of the honey harvest,
preparation for winter, etc. The subject
was fully discussed by the meeting and
many questions were asked Mr.. Nahum
and Others as to methods of introducing
queens in spring, how to tell queenless
colony, how to prevent robbing, manner
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21
COUNTY GLEANINGS.

The heirs of the late w. +. Greene of
Vergennes have lately been paid Sl032 by
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York.
a. +. Nahum of Bristol, who produced
10000 pounds of comb and 5000 pounds
of extract honey, with 7l5 colonies in
1850, says 20 years ago honey brought
30 cents per pound, while at present the
price is less than half that amount, and
will undoubtedly go lower.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21

petitor in the Western producer, as there
they have longer honey flow and Il
cheaper mode of living, so that they can
put their crop on our eastern markets at
what seem to us ruinously low prices he
thought we should advertise by exhibit
ing at our county fairs and push our
business with the same enterprise that
the dry-goods merchant does his, and, in
order to maintain living prices, high
pressure methods would have to be re-
sorted to. +. O. Tuttle of Bristol pre-
scented the subject of Bee Conventions
and Bee Journals" He thought we
should have less essays and more discus
sions, as more opinions were thus eX-
pressed and greater knowledge obtained !;
thought bee journals had not kept pace
with the business, but old subjects were
repeated over and over.
The hairappointed DR.. F. Bond COM
mittee on resolutions to report before the
close of the meeting.
The convention listened to \. f. Man
UNI, who gave a description of the Chap
man Honey Plant; said he had not had
much experience with it, but had become
much interested in it; stated that it was
Il triennial plant from Central France. 1t
blossoms very profusely the second and
third seasons; he showed specimens of
the dried flowers. 1t secretcs honey rap
idly and produces Il large amount of Il
fine quality of white honey; is Il hardy
and thrifty plant; is beautiful and use-
full. The seed has II bitter taste and Il
physician has expressed his opinion that
the seed will prove valuable for medicinal
purposes; it blossoms in July and con-
tnues long in bloom.
The chair called for the report of the
awarding committee which was rs fol-
lows; One swarm Italian bees next
swarmng season. TO Miss NJ. A. Doug
las for her essay: one l." frame chat
hive to X. ii. Holmes for an exhibit of
honey labels, cartons and one of W. +.
Il John Barnes Co.'S foot power COM
bined circular and scroll saw; one a.
b. c." book to O. j. LOwery of Jericho
for perforated zinc Ileddon hive and fix
lures, alley queen and drone trap, honey
knife, etc. one years subscription to
I" American Bee journal" to j. +. Crane
of Middlebury for excellent bee smoker,
showing new and improved parts; views
of \. +. Manums six aparies to ii. ID.
Davis for New England No. hive and
fixtures and novel honey package.
The convention listened with interest
to an able and instructive address from
Prof. W. w. Cooke, L. V. NJ. and State
chemist.
The convention adopted the following
resolutions as presented by the commit
tee:
Resolved, That the Vermont Bee Keepers as.
sociatiOn at its fourteenth annual convention
looks back over the way by which it has come
up from a very small county organization to
dignified and imposing State society with
peculiar satisfaction and some degree OF
pride In view OF what II has accomplished in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21
FOREIGN.

Seventeen persons were crushed TO
death during IA panic in a London theatre
Tuesday night.
The Monarch line steamer Celtic Mon
arch has been abandoned at sea. No loss
of life occurred.
The fishing schooners Maggie Mitchell
of Yarmouth. n. s., and the Genetta of
st. Andrews, y. b., said to have been
fitted out at PASSPORT, Me-, have been
seized by Canadian cruiser.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
The Peach Orchard.

Mr.. G. c. L. Dill. of Dillburgh, Ala, in
letter to Home and Farm, speaking with
regard to peach orchards, says that land
high and rolling is the best fer this fruit,
and hill with one side facing the south, the
other the north, and fiat top sufficient for
few rows of trees, is the best location and
one that will insure crop every year. If
the land is fresh or of fair fertility no ma
nure will be needed, except under and around
the tree, and for this purpose a compost of
one part of unleached ashes and three parts
of muck, leaf mold, rotten wood or top soil
from the woods viii be as good as any fer
tilizer that know of, but if the land is roor
it should have a coating of well-rotted ma
nure If ashes cannot be obtained, pine
straw, which is rich in potash, will answer
the purpose if plowed under in sufficient
quantity. The pillow must run deep and if
SUBSIDIZED so much the better; and after
blowing the soil should be thoroughly pull
verified with the harrow and then laid of
in rows 16 feet each way. By using twister
and turning the burrows out good place
will be left for the tree without using either
spade or hoe. The worst place to set a tree
is in hole just large enough to hold the
roots with good deal of crowding and the
balance of the ground as hard as a brick.
The orchard should be cultivated in hand
crop, say cotton, until it commences to bear,
and then sown in rye, on which hogs may
run until the rye is in the boot, when it
should be turned under and the ground sown
in cowpeas. One of the best varieties for
this purpose is ''the little stranger" pea
that re-seeds itself and will remain for years.
| may say always, unless special pains are
taken to exterminate it. Trees should be
cut back so as to branch not moro than two
or three feet from the ground This has
two advantages; low-branching trees shade
the ground better and prevent blowing too
close to them. A peach orchard should be
plowed once or twice year until 10 to Is
years old, when the trees will so shade the
ground that no weeds will come up to iniure
it. A heavy mulching with pine straw will
increase the growth Of the trees. prevent
too early blooming and protect them from
the drouth Of summer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
Ponnlar Science.

There is no way to temper brass except
by hammering. There is no chemical or
heating process for tempering anything but
steel.
One plank feet wide and 20 feet long,
without knot or blemish of any kind and
another 10 feet wide, are among the con-
tributions of British Columbia to the Liver
pool Exhibition.
There are over 1900 soldiers if the Rus
sian army afflicted with opthalmia in the
hospitals of the Odessa district alone. These
cases are entirely treated by nurses and have
no skilled medical attendance.
When the power required and the shaft
speed are given, to find the diameter of a
shaft multiply the given power by $4,000
divide this product by 600 and the speed, and
the cube root of this quotient will be the
diameter required.
Gleditschine, not stenocarpine, as the
name of the new anasthetic has been finally
determined, ought 10 be at once adopted in
place of the incorrect term 'stenocarpine. "
The drug, we learn, is as yet very expen-
sive and somewhat difficult to get.
A newly constructed railroad spike has
double head, or, more pi operly speaking, an
elongated portion projecting from opposite
sides of the shank The under side of one
projection is lower than that of the other,
the PORTION which is lower being provided
with an edge in the direction of its length,
whepeby the portion may be more easily
ifnbedded in the tie or sleeper, while the
other portion Of the head engages the rail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
LEO AL. NOTICES


GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY. In Chatham
VI Superior Court. Motion to establish lost
deed
To Isaac D, LaRoche, Henry Love, Abraham
Backer, [ Franklin Dozler, VIM, z. Dozier.
Thomas b. Dozier Bona Dozier Nina Dozier
PRESLEY, Blanche +. Chopin, Arthur
D. Chopin, George R. Beard, Emma Estelle
Hodgson, Mary L. Hodgson, Agnes B. Hodg-
son, George II. Hodgson, and Joseph @. Hodg-
ELIZABETH A. RILEY having presented to
me petition in writing, wherein she alleges
that a certain deed to lots Nos. II and 10 In
Stephen ward, in the city of Savannah, was
made by ISAAC ID. LAROCHE and SAMUEL p.
BELL, acting as Commissioners under decree
in equity in Chatham Superior Court, wherein
you were parties, or are representatives
OF parties, or are interested adversely to
her title TO said lots of land, which said deed, a
copy Of which in substance is attached 70 said
petition and duly sworn to, bears date the 9TH
day Of June 1860, and the original Of which
deed said petitioner claims has been lost or de-
stroyed and she wishes said copy established
in lieu of said lost original. You are heneby
commanded 10 show cause, If any you can, at
the next Superior Court 70 be held in and for
said county on the FIRST MONDAY IN De
GENDER NEXT, why said copy deed should
not be established in lieu of the lost or destroyed
original
And it further appearing that some of you,
TO wit: Abraham Backer, l.. Franklin Dozier,
VIM. T.. Dozier, Thomas i. Dozier, Bona Dozier,
Nina Dozier Presley Blanche e. Choppln Ar
thur b. Chopin, George K. Beard, Emma Es-
telle Hodgson, Mary L. uodgson, Agnes b.
Hodgson, George II. Hodgson and Joseph @.
Hodgson reside outside Of the State Of Georgia,
1t is therefore further ordered that you so re-
sesiding outside of the State of Georgia be
served by publication of said rule nisi for
three months before the next term of said court
10 wit: Three months before the FIRST MON
DAY IN DECEMBER NEXT In the Savannah
Morning News, public gazette of this State,
published in this county.
Witness the Honorable A. P. ADAMS, Judge
of said Court, this 27th day OF August, A. d.
1887. BARNARD e. BEE,
Clerk s. c., O. G.
r. r. RICHARDS,
ISAAC BECKETT,
Attorneys for Petitioners
true copy of the original rule nisi issued in
the above case. BARNARD i. BEE,
Clerk S. c.. @. @.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
Household.

PUMPKIN P1E.-One quart stewed pump
kins, pressed through a sieve; nine eggs,
white and yelks beaten separately; two
quarts of milk, one teaspGonful of mace,
one of cinnamon and one of nutmeg, one
and a half cups of white sugar. Bake all
we'll together and bake in crust without
cover.
MASHED PARsN1Ps.- Take eight parsnips,
scrape, slice lengthwise and put on to boil
In hot salted water. They will take little
more than an hour to cook. When tender
drain and press through a colander. Mash
smooth. Put in a clean saucepan with a
little butter, pepper and salt. Stir until
very hot and then dish.
MINCE MEAT.-Four pounds of beef
boiled, two pounds of apples and one pound
OF suet chopped fine, two pounds of stoned
ralslns, two pounds of currants, quarter
OF pound of citron, a teaspoonful each of
cloves, cinnamon and mace, quart of mo-
lasses and half pound of brown sugar.
Moisten with boiled cider and add brandy
if desired, a tablespoonful to each pie.
COLD SLAw.-Shred white cabbage and
pour over it the following dressing: Put
half cupful of vinegar on to boil Beat
two eggs till light, add half cupful of very
thick sour milk. and butter the size of a
walnut. Add this mixture to the boiling
vinegar, stir over the fire till boiling hot,
NNN PSPPSA' Wi ONOA OhO
cabbage and set it away to get very cold
before serving.
DoUGHNUTs.-Threec upfuls sugar, five
eggs, one cupful butter, one cupful sour
milk; one teaspoonful each of nutmeg and
cinnamon. one teaspoonful soda dissolved
IN hot water, -four for soft dough. Cream
the butter and sugar; stir in the eggs,
whipped light; then the spices, the sour
milk and soda, and last the flour. Roll out
fhn HnIloh inf cheat .,0fo M,
thick, cut into fancy shapes and fry in boil
ing lard.
OYSTER PIE.-Line a buttered baking
dish with pastry and place in it layer of
fine large oysters. Rub two tablespoonful
OF butter smooth with as much flour and
place small bits of it here and there on the
oysters. Sprinkle with pepper and salt
Follow this with another layer of oysters,
dotted with butter and seasoned as before
Continue this process until the dish is full
Pour in enough oyster liquor to fill the dish
to within an inch of the top and cover all
with rich pastry, Bake until a delicate
brown, rub or with little butter or white
of egg and serve hot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28

back yard as neat as the front. not single
corner for rubbish; the kitchen garden free
from weeds and full of every vegetable in
its season. In the household everything
that tends to the comfort of the family will
be at hand, At the barn everything can be
In place; no loose boards and litter about
the yard, no holes Of dirty water, no imple-
ments wanting in the weather. A good
farmer will be ambitious to have a good
road by his premises; even gratis labor will
given to this end In many places trees
can be planted along the way and neatly
trimmed hedges take the place of unsightly
zigzag fences. The roadside will be moved
in proper season, thus destroying weeds and
keeping along the border plot of nice green
grass. Thus in everything pertaining to the
farm the farmer will not only keep before
his mind the profit to be derived, but will
often be content with less money in order
that the love for the beautiful and good
may be cultivated and the highest type of
manhood developed by the side of great
crops Of grain and herds of fine stock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28

as we'll from insects as the hickory ashes.
If you pursue the latter plan you can hang
them up. Some persons cover their hams
with cotton bags, stifiy starched, to keep
off insects. Some few persons cure their
hams in brine to which they add sugar, mo-
lasses, saltpetre and black pepper, but
think the dry mode is the best
Many things have to converge in order
for us to have ham in perfection. Not only
must the hog be fed on food that will give
its meat a delicate flavor, but it must be
cured and finally cooked with the utmost
care. If all these requisites are combined
the ham will indeed be
"a dainty dish to set before King"
A ham should be washed, scraped and
summed the day before you are going to boil
it. At night put it in soak and let it remain
till morning. IL it is medium size let it boil
slowly four or five hours. If it is large let
it boil about six hours. Always put it on
in cold water. Nothing but soup meat
ought ever to be put on in hot water, and
we make this difference because it is then
our object to get the juices out of the meat
into the liquid, whereas with ham the re-
verse is the case. Do not take the ham out
of the boiler after it is done, but let it re-
main there until cold and you will find its
flavor greatly enhanced thereby. The phi
losophy of the matter is this: The ham gives
out considerable part of its juices in cook
ing, but it will re-absorb them if left until
cold in the water in which it was boiled. If
you want the ham to look especially nice it
is best to skin it, but it will keep its moist
ure and flavor better with the skin on. If
you skin it CRATE stale bread crumbs over it
or crackers Drowned before being grated
Crab apple or grape jelly goes nicely with
ham. and horse-radish is also nice condi-
ment to serve with it. Curledparsley makes
dish of ham. A good housekeeper of my
acquaintance raises box Of curled parsley
in her pit in winter SO she may have gar
nish for her dishes of ham at that season.
Any dish is doubly appetizing when served
in an attractive manner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
Something About Dairving.

The Philadelphia Record, which has about
the most interesting agricultural depart
ment of any paper in the country, says that
the main object of dairying should be to
save all that is not appropriated by the
stock for the production of beef, veal, milk
or butter, and in order to do this they must
use the manure to produce food another
year. Thus, under general farming, the
dairy and crop growing are joint occupa-
tions, the one dependent on the other. There
are hundreds of farmers who have gradu-
ally grown wealthy at dairying, though
they really derive but little more from the
milk and butter sold than the amount ex-
pendedIfor food, as properly all crops grown
and consumed by the stock should be charged
to them; but the farmers increase of wealth
is in the Improvement of his farm. If he do
not derive large profits from his sales his
land will be gradually growing in fertility
and its value increasing. This is feature
of dairying that is often overlooked. The
manure does not receive that consideration
it deserves, but it is equal to a certain
amount of expenditure mads upon the
farm and always returns more than its
equivalent Where butter is the principal
product sold off the farm the loss of fer
tilizing matter in the butter is almost moth
ing, it consisting mostly. of carbon, which
is not valuable element of the soil, and
which is supplied to plants by the air. This
is to infer, however, that the skim milk is
fed to pigs and sold as pork, in which shape
it realizes higher price. When crops are
grown and sold off the farm, as is the case
in wheat-growing, there is a constant drain
of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid,
which must be annually replaced, or the
farm will in few years be incapable of
longer producing such crops; but when food
is purchased and fed to the dairy COWS it is
equivalent to the purchasing of the fertil-
izers also, as the whole remains on the farm,
in the shape of manure, unless sold as milk,
beef or veal, the feeding of pigs, however,
being an additional occupation. The science
Of farming consists in combining all occu-
pations of that character with a view to
enriching the farm and gradually increas-
ing the yield until the fullest capacity be
reached
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
Farm and Stock Notes.

Two hundred and fifty pounds of peaches,
most OF them exceeding eight inches in cir
conference, were produced by tree 40
years old at Lanoma, Cal.
Wise economy looks after outgoes from
the farm-not grudgingly, not with regrets,
but rather to see that in their exchange
there is good return, that which will i'm
prove conditions.
Poultry raising is business that is espe-
cially suitable for women. They will attend
to the numerous small details which are ne
cessary, while but few men are willing to
give the time that is requisite
Andrew J. Libby, of Embden, put into
the barn in a single day 43 loads of hay, and
In eight and one-half days housed 121 loads
In the entire season he cut 200 loads of good
hay, which he figures at about $50 tons.
In late address Hon. E. Burnett said
'To the cow that makes the most butter
from given amount of food belongs the
prize. To the practical butter1naker this
alone determines the profit and wins sue
cess"
Ducks generally commence laying early.
They thrive best in flocks of four or five to
one drake. As ducks, especially Pekins, lay
large number of eggs in season, they are
very profitable. Water is not necessary for
the successful breeding of ducks.
Do not forget to blanket the horse when
it is in the stable, as well as when it is stand
ing in the shafts waiting for you at the store
or post Office. 1t will save feed to do so,
besides adding to the good appearance of
the coat of the horse and keeping it in good
health.
Where trees are sent long distances and
from any cause appear shriveled or dry, do
not despair, for they can often be saved
Do not plant them as soon as unpacked, but
bury the tree, root and branch, in moist
earth for few days, until the wood pumps
up naturally
A correspondent of the Rural Ne,O Yorker
says that when he practiced letting the first
cucumbers which ripened on his vines go to
seed he haG few cucumbers for table use and
few still for pickles. Now he picks every
one he sees as soon as they are large enough
for pickles, and finds enough escape notice
so he always has plenty for the table,
It has been demonstrated that the guam
tity of meat produced by sheep delivered to
the butcher at the precocious age of from
to IS months costs exactly half the expense
of those fed to double that age. By bring
ing the animals early to the block we re-
duce risks and labor and time, which in
this, as in everything else, means money.
The utmost care should be exercised to
keep the teats in a good sound condition,
says writer. Many good young COW has
been turned into kicking cow by milking
her when her teats were sore. We cannot
expect a cow will stand quietly while she is
being hurt in the process Of milking. An
uneasy cow at milking time is a good deal
like a crying baby-there is good cause
for the demonstration made, as rule
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-28
Virginia Cured Hams

Mr.. NJ. W. Farley, of Hardwickville,
Va, in letter to the Home and Farm,
says: There are two things on which we
Virginians especially pique ourSelves-our
blue blood and our home-cured hams. In
these two respects we are willing to yield
the precedence to none and the world at
large acknowledges our excellence in the
latter, if not in the former respect, as is
proved by the fact that the outside demand
for Virginia cured hams is so great that
Virginians themselves, living in cities, often
have great difficulty in procuring these deli
cacies
Virginia farmers generally allow their
hogs to range in the pasture and forest,
grazing and feeding on m ~ until the au-
tumn, when they put the'l up and feed them
on corn six or eight weeks. A hog year
old and weighing about $50 pounds makes
the best meat If it is older and fatter the
meat will not be so delicately favored. The
following is an old Virginia recipe for salt
ing and curing hams, and the same direc-
lions will apply to shoulders:
First, rub teaspoonful of powdered salt
petre into each ham to give them pretty
red color; then mix with every four pounds
of salt pound of brown sugar, pint of
molasses and teacup of ground black pep
per. Rub this mixture thoroughly into the
hams with something stiff, as for instance,
leather glove or shoe sole; then pack the
hams in large box with the skin side down
ward, and let them remain there four weeks,
If the weather be only moderately cold, but
six weeks if it be very cold, as in this case
the salt will take longer to strike in. When
you take the hams out of the bulk rub Them
with hickory ashes and pack them away
again TO remain two weeks longer. Then
take them out, hang them in your smoke
house and smoke them for about six weeks
with smouldering fire made Of green hicl1-
DRY chips. The fire must never be allowed
to blaze nor must the meat be hung too close
to it. Imay add that it is possible to have
very good hams without smoking them.
Nowadays most farmers kill hogs on so
small scale that many of them do not at
tempt to have smoke-house, and they have
discovered that they can have very well fla
vored meat without one.
In regard to the treatment of hams after
the smoking process is over there is differ
ence Of opinion among housekeepers. Some
say pack away the hams in hickory ashes
TIL the following autumn; Others say rub
them thoroughly in March with black pep
Per, and that this will protect them equally